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Northampton prepare to entertain Carlisle United at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in March 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 10 Mar | Northampton | 0-3 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Apr | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Carlisle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Cumbrians have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 26 matches. Carlisle Utd.'s 39 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Northampton's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Carlisle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 4 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Carlisle Utd. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |